sales development


How To Build More Business From Existing Customers

Why is this important? Because strategic customers grow revenue at about twice the rate of other customers. Existing customers are difficult to replace and the hard facts are that you should invest in strategic relationships because your business will grow faster. The Top 10 to 20 accounts of any B2B […]


If You’re in Sales, You’re a Leader

As sales is the craft of influencing new thinking in people, it is incumbent upon the sales agent to foster a meaningful relationship with the customer so each can hear and be heard. At the basis of all relationships is trust, and trust can be created and destroyed. The charter […]


Are You Prepared to Earn the Gold Medal in Sales? by Erik Therwanger

by Erik Therwanger, Author and Creator of the Think GREAT® Collection 2020 is approaching fast and every organization is taking a closer look at their sales goals for the New Year! I ask a simple question what I speak to sales professionals and sales leaders. “If sales were an Olympic […]


PSA Accelerate 2020 Sales Seminar – January 10th

Join us January 10th as PSA kicks off the new year with a half-day program designed to accelerate and drive your competitive advantage in 2020.  KEYNOTE – Thomas Winninger author of seven books and member of the NSA Speakers Hall of Fame “Your True DNA” Are you a sales professional […]


Erik Therwanger: Dynamic Sales Combustion

It is commonly said in selling organizations that the best place to find your next customer is in the contact list of a current, satisfied customer. Unfortunately, too many sales people don’t know how to get into that contact list in an effective manner. In this presentation you will learn […]


Discovery That Differentiates You from the Competition

One of the biggest mistakes salespeople make is to get too quickly into the presentation part of the sales process. This causes them to either sell to a lesser need or miss the opportunity all together. Rather, the true professional will develop and ask a full set of thoughtful discovery […]


Tony Biel: Setting the Hook on Trophy Clients

Companies often fail to land new best-fit, “trophy” clients while wasting valuable resources on clients who will never be trophies. Why? Their sales team isn’t armed with a defined Unified Client Experience. In today’s world of aggressive growth and revenue demands, companies can’t simply hire seasoned sales professionals in hopes […]


Scott Plum: Setting Up Sales Calls for Success

Success is defined by achieving the desired outcome. Every time you engage with someone you don’t know, there are multiple outcomes. Do you feel you are successful? The barriers as success have many masks. Identifying them is the first step, followed by removing them. Barriers can be past experiences, our […]


3rd Annual Lake Minnetonka Networking Cruise

Lady of the Lake Boat Cruise on Beautiful Lake Minnetonka DATE: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 TIME: 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm ADDRESS: 8 Water Street, Excelsior, Minnesota, 55331 WHO: All PSA MN Members, Guests and Individuals Seeking a Minnesota Professional Sales Networking Opportunity Welcome to PSA MN’s 3rd annual summer […]


Kathleen Crandall: The Impact of Your Personal Brand 1

Perspective is Everything Everybody has a personal brand whether or not they’re aware of what it communicates, and understanding one’s personal impact is a huge step in leveraging your personal brand in personal and business growth. Your personal brand shows up in your image (what people see – starting with […]